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housing
(redirected from housing stress)

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hous·ing 1  (houzng)
n.
1.
a. Buildings or other shelters in which people live: a shortage of housing in the city.
b. A place to live; a dwelling: She came to college early to look for housing.
2. Provision of lodging or shelter: the housing of refugees; a contract that includes housing.
3. Something that covers, protects, or supports, especially:
a. A frame, bracket, or box for holding or protecting a mechanical part: a wheel housing.
b. An enclosing frame in which a shaft revolves.
4. A hole, groove, or slot in a piece of wood into which another piece is inserted.
5. A niche for a statue.
6. Nautical
a. The part of a mast that is below deck.
b. The part of a bowsprit that is inside the hull.

housing
Noun
1. houses collectively
2. the job of providing people with accommodation
3. a part designed to contain and support a component or mechanism: the inspection panel set within the concrete housing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.housinghousing - structures collectively in which people are housed
apartment, flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
billet - lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
camp - temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas"
condominium - housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned
dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
hospice - a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
student lodging, youth hostel, hostel - inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"
manufactured home, mobile home - a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing
pied-a-terre - lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London"
quartering - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
rattrap - filthy run-down dilapidated housing
shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
tract housing - housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land
2.housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
binnacle - a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
cabinet, console - housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
crankcase - housing for a crankshaft
distributor housing - the housing that supports the distributor cam
journal box - metal housing for a journal bearing
lamp house, lamp housing, lamphouse - housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector)
protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
radar dome, radome - a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
casing, shell, case - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
3.housinghousing - stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
bard - an ornamental caparison for a horse
horsecloth - a cloth for the trapping of a horse
saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse

housing
noun 1. accommodation, homes, houses, dwellings, domiciles
Translations

housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] n (act) → alojamiento (= houses); viviendas fpl
cpd [problem, shortage] → de (la) vivienda
housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] nlogement m
cpd [problem, shortage] → de or du logement
housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] house nWohnungen pl;
(provision) → Wohnungsbeschaffung f
cpdWohnungs-
housing [ˈhauzɪŋ] nalloggio
cpd [problem, shortage] → degli alloggi


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